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Defunct Motorcar Manufacturers of Great Britain

The following is another approach at listing some of the over 1,400 manufacturers that have gone out of business over the past 120-plus years of motorcar production in Great Britain. This list may not reflect all recent changes (learn more).

Thanks to Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia - click on any underlined link to go to the Wikipedia page for history, pictures, specs, and descriptions:

A:

Abbey (1922)
ABC (1920-1929)
Aberdonia (1911-1915)
Abingdon (1902-1903)
Abingdon (1922-1923)
AC (1908-present)
- Ace
- Cobra
Academy (1906-1908)
Accles-Turrell (1899-1901)
Ace (1912-1916)
Achilles (1904-1908)
Adams (1905-1914)
Adamson (1912-1925)
Addison (1906)
Advance (1902-1912)
AEM (1987)
Aero Car (1919-1920)
Aeroford (1920-1925)
Africar (1982-1988)
AGR (1911-15)
Airedale (1919-1924)
AJS (1930-1932)
Albany (1903-1905)
Albany (1971-1997)
Albatros (1923-1924)
Alberford (1922-1924)
Albert (1920-1921)
Albion (1900-1913)
ALC (1913)
Alex (1908)
Allard (1899-1902)
Allard (1937-1960)
Alldays & Onions (1898-1918)
Allwyn (1920)
All-British (1906-1908)
Alta (1931-1947)
Alvechurch (1912)
Alvis (1919-1967)
Amazon (1921-22)
Amphibious Cars
André (1933-1934)
Anglian (1905-1907)
Anglo-American (1899-1900)
Anglo-French (1896-1897)
Angus-Sanderson (1919-1927)
Arab (1926-1928)
Arbee (1904)
Archer (1920)
Arden (1912-1916)
Argon (1908)
Argyll (1899-1928)
Argyll (1976-1990)
Ariel (1898-1915; 1922-1925)
Ariel (1999-present)
Arkley (1970-1995)
Armadale (1906-1907)
Armstrong (1902-1904)
Armstrong (1913-1914)
Armstrong Siddeley (1919-1960)
Armstrong Whitworth (1904-1919)
Arno (1908)
Arnold (1896-1898)
Arnott (1951-1957)
Arrol-Aster (1927-1931)
Arrol-Johnston (1896-1928)
Arsenal (1898-1899)
Ascari (1995-present)
Ascot (1904)
Ascot (1928-1930)
Ashley (1954-1962)
Ashton-Evans (1919-1928)
Asquith (1901-1902)
Aster (1922-1930)
Aston Martin (1921-present)
- DB1
- DB2
- DB4
- DB5
- DB6
- DB7
- DB9
- DB Mark III
- DBS
- Lagonda
- Rapide
- V8 Vantage
- Vanquish
- Virage
- Zagato
Astra (1954-1959)
Astral (1923-1924)
Atalanta (1915-1917)
Atalanta (1937-1939)
Athmac (1913)
Atkinson and Philipson (1896)
Atomette (1922)
Attila (1903-1906)
Aurora (1904)
Ausfod (1947-1948)
Austin (1906-1989)
- A40
- Allegro
- Maxi
- Mini
- Metro
- Maestro
- Montego
- Seven
- Twelve
- Twenty
Austin-Healey (1952-1971)
Autotrix (1911-1914)
Autocrat (1920s) (see Hampton)
Autovia (1936-1938)
AV (1919-1924)

B:

Baby Blake (1922)
Baker & Dale (1913)
Bantam (1913)
Barnard (1921-1922)
Barnes (1904-1906)
Batten (1935-1938)
Baughan (1920-1929)
Bayliss-Thomas (1922-1929)
Bean (1919-1929)
Belsize (1901-1925)
Bentley (1919-present)
- Arnage
- Azure
- Brooklands
- Continental GT
- Continental Flying Spur
- Mulsanne
- Turbo R
Berkeley (1956-1961)
Berkeley (1991-present)
Bifort (1914-1920)
Billings-Burns (1900)
Black Prince (1920)
Blériot-Whippet (1920-1927)
Bond (1948-1974)
Bound (1920)
Bow-V-Car (1922-1923)
BPD (1913)
Bradwell (1914)
Brotherhood (1904-1907)
Brough Superior (1935-1939)
BSA (1907-1926; 1929-1940)
Bristol (1946-present)
Britannia (1913-1914)
British Salmson (1934-1939)
Broadway (1913)
Brooke (1901-1913)
Brooke (1991-present)
Buckingham (1914-1923)
Buckler (1947-c.1962)
Burney (1930-1933)
Bushbury Electric (1897)

C - E:

Calcott (1913-1926)
Calthorpe (1905-1926)
Cambro (1920-1921)
Caparo (2006-present)
Carden (1912-1923)
Carlette (1913)
Castle Three (1919-1922)
Caterham (1973-present)
CFB (1920-1921)
Centaur (1974-1978)
Chambers Motors (1904-1929)
Charawacky (1894-1914)
Chater-Lea (1907-1922)
Chota (1912-1913)
Christchurch-Campbell (1922)
Clan (1971-1974)
Clan (1982-1985)
Clarendon (1902-1904)
Climax (1905-1909)
Cluley (1921-1928)
Clyno (1922-1930)
Coventry Premier (1912-1923)
Coventry-Victor (1926-1938)
Crossley (1904-1937)
Crouch (1912-1928)
Crowdy (1909-1912)
Croxted (1904-1905)
Daimler (1896-present)
Dalgleish-Gullane 1907-1908)
Dawson (1919-1921)
Deasy (1906-1911)
Dellow (1949-1959)
De Lorean (1981-1982)
- DMC-12
Diva (1961-1966)
Eadie (1898-1901)
Economic (1921-1922)
Edismith (1905)
Enfield (1969-1973)
Ekstromer (1905)
Electric Motive Power (1897)
Electromobile (1901-1920)
Elswick (1903-1907)
Elva (1958-1968)
Emms (1922-1923)
Endurance (1899-1901)
Esculapeus (1902)
Evante (1983-1994)

F - G:

Fairthorpe (1954-1973)
Farboud (2004-present)
- Farbio GTS
Ford (1911-present)
- Capri
- Cortina
- Cougar
- Escort
- Fiesta
- Focus
- Galaxy
- Granada
- Ka
- Mondeo
- Probe
- Puma
- Scorpio
- Sierra
Frazer Nash (1924-1957)
Galloway (1920-1928)
Garrard (1904)
Garrard & Blumfield (1894-1896)
Geering (1899-1904)
Gerald (1920)
Gibbs
- Aquada
Gibbons (1917-1929)
Gilbern (1959-1973)
Gilbert (1901)
Gilburt (1904-1905)
Gill (1958-1960)
Ginetta (1957-present)
GN (1910-1925)
Godfrey-Proctor (1928-1929)
Gordon-Keeble (1960-1961; 1964-1967)
Grinnall (1993-present)
Grose (1898-1901)
Guy (ca1919-1932)
GWK (1911-1931)
Gwynne (1922-1929)
Gwynne-Albert (1923-1929)

H - J:

Hampton (1911-1933)

Healey (1946-1954)

Hewinson-Bell (c.1900)

Hill & Stanier (1914)

Hillman (1907-1976)

HRG (1936-1956)

Hubbard (1904-1905)

Humber (1896-1976)

Iden (1904-1907)

Imperial (1901-c.1906)

Imperial (1904-1905)

Imperial (1914)

Invacar (1947-1977)

Invicta (1900-1905)

Invicta (1913-1914)

Invicta (1925-1950)

Invicta (2004-present)

Invicta S1

Jaguar (1945-present)

Mark V

- Mark VII
- Mark VIII
- Mark IX
- Mark X
- S-Type
- X-Type
- XF
- XJ Series
- XJ220
- XJR-15
- XJS
- XK Series
- XK120
- XK140
- XK150
James and Browne (1901-1910)
Jappic (1925)
Jensen (1936-1976; 1983-1992; 1999-2002)
Jensen-Healey (1972-1976)
Joel-Rosenthal (1899-c.1902)
John O'Gaunt (1901-1904)
Jowett (1906-1954)
JZR (1989-1998, 2000-present)

K - L:

Karminski (1902)
Kieft (1954-1955)
Kingsburgh (1901-1902)
Kyma (1903-1905)
LAD (1913-1926)
Ladas (1906)
Lagonda (1906-1964)
Lambert (1911-1912)
Lammas-Graham (1936-1938)
Lanchester (1895-1956)
Land Master
Land Rover (1948-present)
- Defender
- Discovery/LR3
- Freelander/LR2
- Range Rover
- Range Rover Sport
- Series 1-3
Lea-Francis (1903-1906; 1920-1935; 1937-1952; 1980-present)
Lee Stroyer
Lems (1903-1904)
Lester Solus (1913)
Leuchters (1898)
Leyland (1920-1923)
Light Car Company/LCC
Lister (1954-1959; 1986-present)
Lloyd (1936-1950)
Locost (1995-present)
Lonsdale (1982-1983)
Lotis (1908-1912)
Lotus (1951-present)
- 2-Eleven
- 340R
- Eclat
- Elan
- Elise
- Elite
- Esprit
- Europa
- Europa S
- Evora
- Excel
- Exige
- Seven
Lucar (1913-14)

M:

Madelvic (1898-1900)
Maiflower (1919-1921)
Marauder (1950-1952)
Marcos (1959-2007)
Marendaz (1926-1936)
Marlborough (1906-1926)
Maudslay (1902-1923)
McLaren (1969-1970; 1993-1998; 2005-Present)
- F1
- SLR
MG (1923-present)
- MGA
- MGB
- MGC
- T-type Midget
- SV
- TF
- ZR
- ZS
- ZT
Mini (1959-2000)
MINI (2001-present)
MK Indy
Morgan (1910-present)
Morris (1913-1983)
Motor Carrier (1904)

N - Q:

Napier (c.1900-1924)
New Carden (1923-1925)
Noble (1998-present)
- M10
- M12
- M14
- M15
- M400
Nova (1971-present)
Ogle (1960-1972)
Omega (1925-1927)
One of the Best (1905)
Oppermann (1898-1907)
Palm (1922-1923)
Palmerston (1920-1922)
Panther (1972-1992)
Paramount (1950-1956)
Paydell (1924-1925)
Payze (1920-1921)
Peel (1955-1966)
Peerless (1957-1960)
Perry (1913-1916)
Phoenix (1903-1926)
Phoenix (1905)
- Alexandra
Piper (1967-1975)
Projecta (1914)
Quadrant (1905-1906)
Quasar-Unipower (1968)
Queen (1904-1905)

R:

Radical (1997-present)
Railton (1933-1950)
Railton (1989-1994)
Ralph Lucas (1901-c.1908)
Rapier (1933-1937)
Reliant (1952-2002)
Rex (1901-1914)
Rickett (1858-1860)
Ridley (1901-1907)
Riley (1898-1969)
- Elf
Rochdale (1952-1968)
Rodley (1954-1956)
Rolls-Royce (1904-present)
- Carmargue
- Corniche
- Drophead Coupé
- Phantom
- Silver Cloud
- Silver Dawn
- Silver Ghost
- Silver Seraph
- Silver Shadow
- Silver Spirit
- Silver Spur
- Silver Wraith
- Wraith
Roper-Corbet (1911-1913)
Rover (1904-2005)
- 25
- 45
- 75
- 100
- 200
- 400
- 600
- 800
- CityRover
- Metro
- P5
- P6
- SD1
- Streetwise
Rudge (1912-1913)
Russon (1951-1952)
Ruston-Hornsby (1919-1924)
Ryley (1901-1902)
Rytecraft (1934-1940)

S:

Santler (1889-1922)
Scootacar (1957-1964)
Scott (1921-1925)
Sheffield-Simplex (1907-1920)
Sheppee (1912)
Siddeley (1902-1904)
Siddeley-Deasy (1912-1919)
Simplic (1914)
Sinclair (1984-1985)
Singer (1905-1970)
Skeoch (1921)
Skirrow (1936-1939)
Smith & Dowse (1900)
Sports Junior (1920-1921)
Squire (1935-1936)
SS (1934-1945)
Standard (1903-1963)
Star (1898-1932)
Sterling (1987-1992)
Straker-Squire (1906-1925)
Strathcarron (1998-2001)
Sunbeam (1899-1937; 1953-1976)
Sunbeam-Talbot (1938-1954)
Swallow (1931-1934)
Swallow Doretti (1954-1955)
Swift (1900-1931)

T - Z:

Talbot (1903-1938)
Tamplin (1919-1925)
Tiny (1912-1915)
Tornado (1958-1964)
Tourette (1956-1958)
Toward & Philipson (1897)
Trident (1965-1978)
Trident (1999-present)
Triking (1978-present)
Triumph (1923-1984)
- Herald
- Spitfire
- Stag
- TR3
- TR4
- TR6
- TR7
- TR8
Trojan (1922-1936; 1962-1965)
Turner (1951-1966)
TVR (1954-present)
Tyseley (1912-1914)
Ultima (1992-present)
Unipower (1966-1970)
Urecar (1923)
Utopian (1914)
Vale (1932-1935)
Valveless (1908-1915)
Vanden Plas (1960-1980)
Vapomobile (1902-1904)
Vauxhall (1903-present)
- Agila
- Astra
- Belmont
- Calibra
- Carlton
- Cavalier
- Chevette
- Combo
- Corsa
- Cresta
- Equus
- E-type
- Firenza
- Frontera
- Insignia
- Magnum
- Manta
- Monaro
- Movano
- Meriva
- Nova
- Omega
- Prince Henry
- Signum
- Silver Aero
- Silver Bullet
- SRV
- Tigra
- Vectra
- Velox
- Ventora
- Victor
- Viscount
- Viva
- Vivaro
- VX4/90
- VX 220
- Wyvern
- Zafira
Velox (1902-1904)
Vulcan (1902-1928)
Warne (1913-1915)
Warwick (1960-1962)
Weigel (1906-1909)
Westfield (1982-present)
Whitlock (1903-1932)
Wigan-Barlow (1922-1923)
Wilbrook (1913)
Williamson (1913-1916)
Wilson-Pilcher (1901-1904)
Wolseley (1896-1975)
Woodrow (1913-1915)
Wrigley (1913)
Xtra (1922-1924)

Sources:

Georgano, Nick (Ed.). The Beaulieu Encyclopedia of the Automobile. Chicago: Fitzroy Dearborn Publishers, 2000. ISBN 1-57958-293-1